1) Adds to the kitty 2) Adds to the poker kitty 3) Adds to the pot 4) Admission fees of a sort 5) Asks for a hand 6) Begins a poker pot 7) Begins a pot 8) Begins the betting 9) Bets 10) Blind cousins 11) Builds a pot 12) Buy-ins 13) Buys a hand 14) Card bets 15) Certain entrance fees 16) Certain poker chips Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/antes